The Twisted Stars of SERIAL Killers
By Sioux Rose
After watching a documentary on Ted Bundy, bios featuring other serial killers spontaneously popped up on my You Tube screen. Regardless of morality, one must admit there is something fascinating aboutthese social misfits. Through their eyes, humanity peers into the depth of the abyss. Naturally, as a self- respecting astrologer, I went straight for the birth data. While many notorious sociopaths have no recorded birth times, it’s still possible to observe key planetary interactions—minus the actual chart houses these would occupy. Ultimately, it’s the character of the planets that fuel those chart dynamics that lead to deadly outcomes.
I settled upon the birthdates of fifteen major serial killers. With or without accurate birth times, I was able to cross-reference each individual’s planetary placements and compare the results. The objective was to see if any striking link or pattern emerged.
While there are hundreds of serial killers—that designation befitting anyone who’s killed more than three persons, I limited this project to a sampling of fifteen of the most notorious. The FBI estimates that there could be as many as fifty serial killers active at any given time. Research is difficult when some slip through the legal system. Then there are cases like the infamous night stalker who had to be eliminated from my study along with Jack the Ripper since both individuals’ identities were never established.
Included in this report are a few notables from the U.K. In particular, one Dr. Harold Shipman who was believed to have used his respected medical credentials as the means for murdering upwards of 200 people, all of them mature women. No loving family farewells for his victims! Another foreigner who made the list was an Indonesian sorcerer turned mass murderer. Following the deadly advice of his father (another sorcerer) he was led to believe that devouring the saliva of a dying young woman—or preferably many young dying women—would grant to him invincible power. He managed to murder forty-two young women before being apprehended for his serial crimes. He posed as a spiritual counselor.
The first thing that stood out from this research pool was the preponderance of mutable sun and moon sign placements. This made sense since so many of these dangerous stalkers held up a charming persona used as a lure to win the trust of their victims. They are living chameleons who mask their true characters. Who better than a dual sign native–Gemini, Sagittarius, and Pisces–to present a normal face to society while reserving a barbaric one for the pursuit of their sadistic carnal needs?
In my sampling, another thing that stood out was the birth year l946. In societies not beholden to militarism, leaders who push for wars of aggression might be seen as serial killers of a different ilk. Using those parameters, 1946 would see several elite names added to its list of criminal minds. The other year that statistically stood out was 1960.
Even without accurate birth maps to reveal actual planetary spreads, psychology tells us the life histories of profoundly wounded souls would stem from emotional damage experienced at a tender age. That’s why astrologers focus on the fourth house. It depicts the character of the individual’s early home life. There we find clues to the aberrant conditioning that can mold the impressionable child into a monster. We’d also expect planetary activity in the 8th house given its link to power, sex, death and even occult forces.
Lastly, the 12 th house would likely factor into the mix given its association with self-undoing and prisons. While not all violent offenders get caught, the majority eventually do: enter time spent in a 12th house institution!
Without birth time data or the charts they reveal, we can still intuit much about the subject’s family history from the moon sign and its aspects. The moon, after all, is the natural ruler of the fourth house. A good observer would expect Mars to dominate the natal chart of any serial killer since it’s directly associated with anger and violence. And since most serial killers prey on women (although John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer preferred young males) one would expect to see antagonistic ties between Mars and the Moon or Mars clashing with Venus. Antagonism between the love stars can play out as gender conflict.
Pluto’s mythological persona is that of the abductor. According to the myth that explains the year’s annual changes of season, Pluto-Hades abducted the young goddess Persephone. In all her shining pubescent innocence, Persephone was out playing in Mother Demeter’s gardens when the dark god carried her off to his underworld lair. Many young women are routinely abducted in a parallel fashion. Generally, when serial killers are incarcerated, many state that their greatest turn-on was the hunt; that is, their abduction of young terrified victims who often turn out to be under-aged girls.
Saturn is a major force in the charts of serial killers. In mythology, Saturn (a/k/a) Chronus was reputed to have devoured his own children. Various meanings can be taken from this metaphorical assertion. First, since Saturn is closely linked to father time and its unstoppable passage, in a sense Cronus consumes all that came before it. Second, by consuming his own children, Saturn faces no threat to his throne or station of power. No new generation will exist to rise up to end his reign.
There is also a close link between Saturn and the ethos of the Old Testament. Most obvious is this idea: As ye sow, so shall ye reap. That’s shorthand for the law of karma, and astrologers associate Saturn with enacting that law. The Old Testament also features the story of Moses. At the time of his birth the seers of that era predicted the arrival of a liberator, one who would free the people from Pharaoh’s rule.
Whether in the personae of pharaoh, dictator, president, czar, king, or tyrant, history’s authoritarian father figures have long operated as absolute rulers using punitive measures to dominate their subjects. In Moses’ time, Pharaoh demanded the death of all first-born sons. He, like Cronus, thought this measure would eliminate any threat to his dominion. For a modern version of this timeless archetype, consider Richard Nixon, a Capricorn who gave the order to shoot down students at Kent State University. Through
these actions he came to embody Saturn-Cronus.
Jordan Maxwell, known for his books on occult symbolism, equates Satan with Saturn. The Tarot does likewise by tying the Devil card to the sign of Capricorn, Saturn’s stellar domain. Could these links explain the use of child sacrifice in dark religious rituals? Children represent purity and innocence. Neither moves Saturn who instead seeks power through any means necessary. When interviewed, serial killers speak of this need to control their victims. Control and domination are what turn them on.
It’s truly remarkable how many children go missing each year. Thousands! Many of these youngsters are used as sex slaves. Former senator and attorney, John Le Camp documented this very thing in his book, The Franklin Cover-up. It touched the tip of the iceberg. Acts of pedophilia have been covered up by the Catholic Church for decades. Patriarchal institutions often protect the predators while demonizing their victims.
Saturn, a tough taskmaster is stern by nature and can also be sadistic. So it was no coincidence to find strong Saturn placements (or key planets situated in Capricorn) in the charts of many serial killers. Ted Bundy’s sun and moon both sat in Sagittarius in conjunction with Mars. Plus all three connected directly with the moon’s south node. No chart signature provides more direct clues to past life behavior than the south node. Sagittarius points to travel, religion and adventure with Mars adding a lust for violence to the mix. I think he equated the human hunt with adventure. With Ted’s Venus and Mercury placed in Scorpio, sex, death, and vengeance were always on his mind. Perhaps the most sinister chart aspect is Sagittarius’ ruler, Jupiter found on the 13 th degree of Scorpio is an exact square to Pluto at 13 Leo. His religion became that of revenge.
Richard Speck was also a Sagittarius. His moon was placed in Cancer where it formed a square to his Mars at 15 degrees of Aries. Mars is empowered when found in its own sign, and its hostile relationship to the moon points to anger at Richard’s mother. (This animosity was no doubt projected at women, in general.) His Venus placed at zero degrees Aquarius opposed his Pluto at 5 degrees Leo. This would tie the quest for love directly to abduction, and even death. Added to these stressful factors was a tight bond between Saturn at 24 degrees Taurus and Uranus at 28 degrees of Taurus. Taurus planets can lock in resentment while animating the stubborn resistance of the bull. If the fixity of intent were to be aggression-based, the fury of the bull would relentlessly drive it. He’d operate like an unstoppable force.
Having just taken a look at the charts of two Sagittarius celebrity killers, let’s shift to the Zodiac’s polar opposite camp, Gemini. The split personality so typical to this Jekyll-Hyde sign provides excellent camouflage for serial killers. David Berkowitz, known as The Son of Sam was born on June 1, 1953. If he took his first breath early in the day, his cold Capricorn moon would be found in direct square to Saturn. This combination shuts down feelings and blocks empathy. This moon placement would also square Neptune to thereby fuel delusions. David’s Venus, located at 26 degrees of Aries, roughly opposed his tight Saturn-Neptune conjunction. He would be very mistrustful of relationships and therefore women. It was observed that he always shot his victims from the passenger side of the vehicle. Usually, the male is in the driver’s seat. David’s Mercury (Gemini’s ruling planet) was located at 20 degrees of Gemini in a tight conjunction with Mars found at 21 degrees of Gemini. This combination allows no pause between impulse and action; plus it pivots the mind on martial things like guns, aggression, and violence.
Air signs easily intellectualize away what other signs feel deeply.
Kenneth Bianchi was another Gemini born on May 22, 1951. His sun found at Zero degrees Gemini was exactly conjunct his Mars also found at zero degrees of Gemini. This would make him Aries-like in terms of quick, aggressive impulses and responses. Kenneth’s Venus, placed at 12 degrees of Cancer was widely conjunct Uranus at 7 degrees of Cancer, and both fell into a square with Jupiter positioned at 6 degrees of the warrior sign, Aries. Venus, conflicted in this manner would make it virtually impossible for Kenneth to sustain close relationships. Kenneth’s view of women (Venus) was based on how effectively he could dominate them. His Sagittarius moon added further duality to his natal chart picture. Kenneth was likely suffering from a bi-polar disorder and prone to internal delusions of grandeur.
Another Gemini who made the list was British Peter Sutcliff. His Gemini sun located at 11 degrees met his Mercury at 13 degrees, and both conjoined wild card Uranus positioned at 17 degrees of Gemini. Eccentric acts ofimpulsiveness would be Peter’s version of normal. Mars, found at 20 degrees of Leo just missed a conjunction with Pluto. Similarly, Venus placed at 11 degrees of Cancer narrowly missed a conjunction with Saturn. Liz Greene explained in her book, Saturn, a New Look at an Old Devil that the sign where natal Saturn is found depicts the area where an individual feels deficient. Saturn is weak and rather dysfunctional in Cancer where it can inure those so-marked to others’ feelings. In short, such persons lack empathy. Although no time of birth is known, I’d wager that Sutcliff was born late at night since that would put his Cancer Moon very close to Saturn. This combination would deaden his emotions… especially towards women.
Still another Gemini that shows up on the serial killer radar is Jeffrey Dahmer. Once again (like Kenneth Briachi) we find a ferocious Gemini twin born right on the sign’s cusp. The peculiar habit of eating his victims can be partially explained by Jeffrey’s Venus located at 20 degrees of the culinary sign of Taurus. There it formed a tight square to his eccentric Uranus found at 17 degrees of Leo. Dahmer’s Mars positioned at 7 degrees of Aries would make him something of a natural hunter-warrior. Plus this Mars was in an exact quincunx with delusion-prone Neptune found at 7 degrees of Scorpio. Dahmer’s Mercury located at 4 degrees of Gemini also squared his Pluto found at 3 degrees of Virgo. This chart factor fueled dark secrets that he was quite good at hiding.
Many serial killers are known for the meticulous ways they manage to leave no evidence or traces behind. What sign is better known for efficiency, even obsessive-compulsive behaviors than Virgo? Albert De Silva, better known as The Boston Strangler was born on 9-3-1931. His sun, positioned at 10 degrees of Virgo was conjunct his Venus at 9 Virgo as well as his Mercury found at 13 degrees of Virgo.
All of these Virgo placements widely conjoined his Neptune found at 5 degrees of Virgo. At this late phase of the Piscean Age, a programmed link between sex and sin runs strong in persons raised in fundamentalist religious households. In healthy persons, strong Virgo placements promote an interest in healing and mending. Neptune, ruler of Pisces signifies Virgo’s natural polarity. In my view, Albert’s upbringing twisted his views so that healthy sexual urges were seen as sinful. In order to expiate his sense of sin, Albert ritualistically murdered those most apt to rouse his sexual passions. The question that remains is where did the ferocity come from Albert’s Mars, signature of manhood was rather debilitated given its position at 20-degrees of Libra. This Mars—responsible for demarcating his sense of personhood along with establishing his masculine identity–fell into a tight square with Saturn found at 17 degrees of Capricorn. Mars also opposed his Uranus positioned at 18 degrees of Aries. Worst of all, Albert’s Pluto formed a tight square to his Mars from 22-degrees of Cancer! With Mars, the planet of impulses (as well as the fight or flight syndrome) so closely configured with malefic influences like Saturn and Pluto, in the case of The Boston Strangler, we notice where all his aggression came from. It’s incredibly pronounced! Albert’s Mars tied in with his north node Aries suggesting that rather than explode with frustration his spiritual goal was to establish an independent sense of self. Instead, he took others’ lives hoping to offset his sense of powerlessness.
Another cruel sadistic Virgo stands out. Doing his dastardly deeds within the United Kingdom, few Americans were aware of the serial killing spree enacted by Peter Tobin. Born on August 27, 1946, he stabbed his own wife during sex and then indulged in a series of deadly sexual exploits that took the lives of other young women. Born close to new moon, Peter held both his sun and moon in the sign of Virgo. However, his chart featured 5 planets—half the Zodiac cast– in Libra, a sign better known for balance, fairness, and consideration for others… particularly, The Significant Other! Peter’s Mercury sat at 17 degrees of Libra, his Venus was at 19 degrees of Libra, his Mars at 11 degrees of Libra, his Jupiter at 24 degrees of Libra, and his Neptune at 7 degrees of Libra. Neptune would color the mix with fantasy while Mars would draw in aggression and potential violence. Pluto’s Leo placement lent fuel to the expressions of the Libra planets. Little stands out to explain the vicious nature of Peter’s brutal chain of serial murders. His Virgo moon may have widely squared Uranus, but this does not present enough to go on. This is a case where the house positions would likely fill in the blanks impossible to ascertain without an accurate time of birth.
An alternative explanation comes from a witty astrologer who once said: “Honey, a Libra ain’t nothin but a polite Aries.” Given Peter’s stellium in Libra, was she onto something?
Flipping across the Zodiac we move from Virgo to Pisces and find John Wayne Gacy. Pisces is a yin sign not known for aggression. Perhaps this explains why Gacy preyed upon the young and vulnerable. There’s a good bit of poignant documentary material found on You Tube that attests to the fact that today’s urban centers are full of young prostitutes. Some are male.These unfortunate runaways become easy prey to adult male predators who apparently number into the thousands (according to these documentaries).
Gacy’s birth time is known. He was born at new moon locking his sun and moon into a merger that fell in the late degrees of Pisces. With his north node (Soul purpose) placed in Virgo, both luminaries opposed this lifetime’s assigned mission. Gacy’s Mercury at 29 degrees of Aquarius and his Venus found at 13 degrees of Aquarius both allotted him the detachment necessary to operate as a serial killer. Neptune, Pisces’ governor was positioned at 28 degrees of Virgo to thereby oppose both his sun and moon. It’s fair to say that Gacy’s life was an expression of totally delusional thinking and feeling (since the moon was involved). His Mars and Jupiter both occupied Gemini adding more mutability to his chart. Scripture reminds us that: He who conquers himself is greater than he who conquers a city. That is the test that all souls face. Gacy lied to others as well as himself. Over time, deception became more than just habit. He personified it.
Richard Ramirez was also a Pisces. Born 2-29-1960 his birth data is known. Akin to Gacy, he held both sun and moon in Pisces with Sagittarius rising! Like others from his generation (l956-1970), Richard’s Neptune was found in Scorpio: the sign of sex, death, and other peoples’ assets. Ramirez’s sun at 9 degrees of Pisces also opposed his Pluto positioned at 5 degrees of Virgo. I think he may have been abducted (and sexually abused) by an older male relative or neighbor during his formative years. The shame remained with him, and the only way he knew how to expiate it was through harming others. In Ramirez’s chart, Venus and Mars were both found in detached Aquarius, and both squard his Neptune in Scorpio. His actions were the bitter fruit of sexual distortion courtesy of this difficult natal chart aspect. Leave it to an Aquarian to break the pattern! All of the aforementioned notorious serial killers were born under dual mutable signs.
Enter: Gary Ridgeway better known as the Green River Killer. This charmer not only was married, he rang up his lethal tab murdering upwards of seventy women. He was known for returning to his victims’ bodies for necrophilia-style sex! Had Ridgeway been born a day later, he would have been a Pisces. His sun, found at 29 degrees of Aquarius fell into a wide square with his Moon placed in Scorpio. It’s said that within a man’s chart the moon describes the women in his life. Gary liked ‘em dead: Scorpio dark side style!
Gary’s Mars sat at 5 degrees of Pisces in opposition to his Saturn found at 3 degrees of Virgo (and retrograde). Hard Saturn-Mars alignments often link with sadism. Here we find Venus, signature of romantic love, and Mercury, guardian of the bearer’s mental outlook placed in the detached sign of Aquarius. Gary’s Venus, found at 15 degrees of Aquarius directly opposed his Pluto at 15 degrees of Leo. The signature of the rapist/abductor shows up in full force with Gary Ridgeway having personified the darkest, most vile components of the god of the underworld.
Another individual who didn’t fit the mutable pattern was a British doctor purported to have used his medical status as a means for murdering upwards of 200 women! Dr. Harold Shipman was born on January 14, 1946. (Ted Bundy and Peter Sutcliff were also born that year.) His chart contained a dynamic t-square among cardinal signs. It placed his Sun at 23 degrees of Capricorn conjunct Venus positioned at 19 degrees of Capricorn. The pair directly opposed his Saturn found at 21 degrees of Cancer in conjunction with his Mars at 23 degrees of Cancer. Both Saturn and Mars are debilitated in Cancer where repressed anger wells up madly. Smack down the middle of this inflamed polarity was Jupiter positioned at 26 degrees of Libra. The Jupiter position made Harold a trusted medical advisor, counselor, and covert serial killer. Reinforcing this same cardinal dynamic was Mercury, positioned at 6 degrees Capricorn in square to Neptune at 9 degrees Libra. Shipman was a natural born liar who’d also managed to deceive himself, as a lifestyle practice. Seven of the good doctor’s planets fell into a perpetual irreconcilable divide. This was a man divided against himself, and since he could not stand himself, he took his inverted rage out on 200 grandmotherly women. Unconsciously, he was punishing them for giving birth to an ogre like himself. The intense polarity set between planets in Cancer and Capricorn worked as a substitute for the dual sun sign placements characterizing most serial killers.
Speaking of sadistic Capricorns, enter Ahmad Suradji. Born on January 10, 1949 his birth hour is not known. What can be determined from his chart’s planetary portrait is that his Venus–concept of love–was found at 26 degrees of Sagittarius in precise opposition to his Uranus placed at 27 degrees of Gemini. The drive to love and be close to the beloved resulted in radically aborted missions due to Uranus’ penchant for absolute detachment. Suradji also had his 20-degree sun Capricorn in square to his Neptune at 15-degrees of Libra. Perhaps he held an over-idealized concept of partnership; and since human beings failed to live up to his standard, he did away with them. Like others on our list of serial killers, the close proximity of Mercury (ideas) to Mars (action) allowed no room for contemplating the results of his dark impulses. It’s probable, given his evident misogyny, that Suradji’s moon squared his Mars. Without an accurate birth time, this aspect cannot be authenticated. However, it would explain the violence he repeatedly directed at women.
Tipping the scales in the category of gruesome was the long-lasting rampage unleashed by handsome, diabolically magnetic Glen Rogers. A natural-born slasher, Glen boasted that he’d murdered seventy persons in a killing spree that spanned decades and left a blood-stained trail from sea to shining sea. Born on July 15, 1962, Glen’s Cancer sun would answer to his moon. It was found in the mutable sign of Sagittarius. Glen’s Mars placed at 4 degrees of Gemini fell into a tight square with his murderous Pluto located at 8 degrees of Virgo. It’s my view that Mars square Pluto constitutes the singular most violent chart combination that’s possible. Mars also rules cutting instruments (along with firearms), and Glen had a thing for knives. Saturn, situated at 9 degrees of Aquarius exactly conjoined Glen’s south node also at 9 degrees of Aquarius. Saturn replaces mercy with harsh judgment; and in Aquarius, it reduces empathy and can darken ideals. In Glen’s case, murder became Machiavellian. There’s evidence that now links Glen with the murder of Nichole Simpson!
Glen’s Venus in Virgo widely conjoined his Pluto. He held an absolute ideal of perfection that he projected onto women. Since Glen’s Venus-Pluto squared his Mars, if a targeted woman failed his purity test, in his mind, she deserved to die. Tragically, Glen’s surfer-boy good looks granted him ready access to the countless naïve women he met at bars. Most no doubt searched for love but ended up covered in stab wounds.
Serial killers have been apprehended in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere. One infamous Russian serial killer, a modern Jack the Ripper was Andre Chikatalia. The first on our list to be born under the typically peaceful sign of Libra, his birthdate of October 16, 1936 reveals other common factors earlier noted in the chart profiles of his peers in violent crime. Andre’s moon was found in Scorpio and likely opposed volatile, law unto itself, anything-goes Uranus. Both the Moon (related to family bonds) and Venus (signifier of romantic relationships) are regarded as Yin planets. These typically point to ties or relationship patterns that involve women. And both of these planets operate at a deficit when found in the sign of Scorpio where Andrei in fact had them. In twisted minds and souls, Scorpio planets often equate sex with death: the proven predilection of serial killers.
Andre’s Mars found at 12 degrees of Virgo opposed his Saturn located at 17 degrees of Pisces. Sadistic urges are often evoked when Mars makes hard contacts involving Saturn. Andrei’s Saturn also opposed his Neptune placed at 17 degrees of Virgo. This chart dynamic set up a tense polarity between strict self- discipline (or. self-control) and letting loose to fantasy and escapist behaviors. Mars conjunct Neptune points to ritualistic compulsions driving the individual’s actions and motivations, Also, Andrei’s sun at 22 degrees of Libra formed a wide square to his Pluto placed at 28 degrees of Cancer. Natal Jupiter also met his north node at 26 degrees of Sagittarius. This pairing can inflame feelings of religious omnipotence in persons who lack psychological wellness (or in Andre’s case, internal balance).
A terrifying case featured a diabolical female serial killer. Amelia Dyer lived in Britain’s Victorian Era during the mid-1800’s. In those fiscally tough times, one in twelve women was forced into prostitution, and a lot of unwanted babies resulted. Amelia became a baby farmer. Hundreds of such entrepreneurs set up shop during that desperate era! It’s estimated that only 50% of children lived to reach the age of five in that phase of economic austerity. Amelia, posing as a motherly type ran ads promising that she would either take care of out-of-wedlock babies, those regarded as worthless during that class-oriented period, or find suitable homes for them via adoption. Actually, this callous figure suffocated and/or drowned upwards of four hundred children! She took a fee for each adoption and quickly rid herself of the infant.
She also managed to elude arrest until authorities finally cracked down on baby farms. It was not until her mature years that Amelia got caught. I was unable to secure her birth data. One could reasonably assume that her moon would tie in closely with Pluto (for covert murder) and Mars (for speed and the casual use of violence). She had zero regard for the innocent babies that she so heartlessly discarded. The subject of serial killers gained my interest when the film, American Sniper was released. I decided to check the birth data of that species of serial killer who’s celebrated as a war hero. What better venue for camouflaging one’s innate penchant for murder? It begs the question: How many men who gravitate towards armed conflict are channeling what otherwise would express as urban homicide?
Chris Kyle was born April 8, l974. He fully actualized the persona of Mars in the archetype of the warrior. While plenty of Aries natives gravitate towards the military, others identify with Aries’ pioneer persona and distinguish themselves in peaceful fields of endeavor. Not Chris. He liked the battlefield and was determined to amass a high kill count. And that he did. In times of war, what exactly sets the warrior apart from the serial killer? That’s not a rhetorical question.
With his sun in Aries and his moon in Scorpio, Chris would strongly identify with themes of life, death, vengeance, and potential rebirth. In many ways, his chart pivoted on a choice between revenge and forgiveness. Chris’ Mercury positioned at 25 degrees of Pisces fell into a tight square with both his
Mars—at 22 degrees of Gemini and his Saturn found on the 29th degree of Gemini. The Mars-Saturn conjunction favors military service given its link between the warrior and the authoritarian father figure (Saturn). Chris’ south node located at 21 degrees of Gemini ignited this “ideological divide.” It was karmic, and in my view, a recapitulation of a past lifetime likely lived during The Crusades. Chris’ consciousness remained stuck there. So sure was he that the current Middle East war was an ideological battle set between good and evil (in the form of two religious team-like foes) that old embedded prejudices clouded his thought process in the present lifetime. Only fanatics genuinely believe that killing other human beings somehow serves or honors God. Truly, the god that gains homage from bloody sacrifice is Mars.
Aries natives who lack spiritual maturity identify with such a mission. Chris’ soul group shares the imprint of Pluto, the transformer, in its passage across Libra. This generation is intended to work towards peace among tribes. That mandate calls for balanced priorities and skillful negotiation. Only then can the habit for war can be alchemically transmuted through mindsets transcendent of the winner/loser paradigm.. In the place of narrow, competitive ideological frames persons will discover the ways to create a more just and humane world. Chris missed this mark because he was reliving a dominant past life story.
Since it’s said that art mirrors life, I decided to check the astrological profile for the Showtime TV character, Dexter. He plays a charming, magnetic serial killer. Thanks to Google, I found the birth date for this fictional human being. Would it reflect the deadly deeds portrayed by his persona? Dexter was born on February 1, 1971. His detached Aquarian sun (at 12-13 degrees) forms a square to Saturn (at 16 degrees of Taurus). Saturn acts as the lord of karma and represents society’s rules along with those authority figures who enforce them. His most interesting chart aspect is the square set between Venus—placed at 25 degrees of Sagittarius, and Pluto found at 29-degrees of Virgo.
As readers may recall, Pluto represents the rapist/abductor and is active in any form of kidnap. Dexter always manages to kidnap those he hunts down. With his character’s Mars (violence) closely aligned with Jupiter (ideals) it’s the hunt that turns him on. Sagittarius is the Zodiac sign most associated with religious ritual. Dexter’s Mars sits at 6-degrees of Sagittarius with his Jupiter at 3-degrees of Sagittarius. This turns his knife-oriented martial art into his personal version of a religious ritual. If Dexter was an actual human being, I’d make the case that he was a shaman gone rogue… in a previous incarnation.
One could even say his luck in not getting caught, added to charming those who might otherwise turn him in comes from his Aquarian sun’s blessed tie (the trine) to Uranus, that sign’s ruling planet. Uranus is found at 14-degrees of Libra and there it renders justice rather unorthodox, to say the least.
The samples in this report show several statistically significant factors. First, a higher percentage of serial killers were born in l946 than any other year. Second, mutable chart factors show up frequently in the charts of serial killers. When mutability is not present, charts evidence internal polarity through major oppositions set between planets. Current natal chart data does not discount the roles played by past lifetimes or the current lifetime’s family conditions and conditioning. These factors do not excuse away the karmic responsibilities mandated through free will.
Compiling these chart profiles, I looked further for striking statistical anomalies. In particular, I searched for clear astrological emphases. What stood out was Pluto found in celebrity-seeking Leo. However, since Pluto transited Leo from l939-1956-57, it would cover millions of persons. I then cast my gaze towards other common denominators that emerged among the faster moving personal planets.
This is what I discovered:
Mercury, governor of individuals’ mindsets was found 3 times in Gemini, and 2 times in Sagittarius, Pisces and Virgo. Note how emphasis occurs in mutable signs. We see this same pattern reflected as we examine the rest of the planetary chorus. In 4 cases of 16, Venus was found in Aries. Aries, governed by Mars is quick to link passion with potential violence. Mars showed up 4 times in Gemini, and twice in:
Aries, Libra, Aquarius, and Pisces, respectively. In Gemini, Mars grants cunning, quickness, and a distinctive cognitive split (perfect for expressing a dual personality). The moon, defining how a man views and relates to women showed up 3 times in Aries, 3 times in Scorpio (formerly considered to be a Mars- ruled sign) and 3 times in Sagittarius. The sun was found 4 times in Gemini, 3 times in Sagittarius, and 2 times in Pisces, Capricorn, and Virgo. I found it ironic that Jupiter showed up 3 times in Libra. However, this chart factor would tend to disarm targeted victims since those with Jupiter-Libra typically exude charm and congeniality. Jupiter also showed up 3 times in Gemini, and two times in Sagittarius and Capricorn. Saturn, assuming its mythological persona as the devourer of youth showed up 4 times in its own sign kingdom, Capricorn. In my sampling it also showed up twice in Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Pisces. Uranus showed up 6 times in Gemini and 3 times in Leo. Neptune, like Pluto, follows a long orbital trajectory which allots 14 years to each successive sign (and applicable generation). It was noted 8 times in Libra and 5 in Scorpio. (Outer planet positions are less statistically relevant.)
The preponderance of evidence rests on Gemini. The author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was onto something!
Given my respect for Astrology, I always look for ways to apply its broad and timeless insights. The archetypes of time become us. They are to our psyches what DNA is to our bodies. Call it celestial DNA! Should any readers note that their beloved male children bear key natal planets in Gemini (or other mutable signs), or wrestle with charts marked by polarity, do not despair. If these children’s charts also reveal difficult aspects between Venus, Moon, Mars and Saturn or Pluto, it’s vital to instill in them a strong spiritual understanding. Ultimately, what goes around comes around. That means the law of karma will not be mocked. Scripture makes clear through The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This karmic teaching never goes out of style. Were that precept applied, it would make this world a more humane place… one, perhaps without murderers lurking inside the houses next door. Currently, as Pluto transits Capricorn, Saturn’s home sign domain, society as a whole is witnessing the bullying behaviors of predators. From corporations using their fortunes to dominate public policy—through the purchase of alleged lawmakers to the plethora of armed gendarmes–police, sheriffs, highway patrol, marine patrol, border patrol, NSA, CIA, TSA, DEA, FBI, Homeland Security– standing guard, too many of these Officers of the Peace exhibit a disturbing pattern: they use extreme force and it’s especially directed at young Black male civilians.
Running parallel is the War on Terror which deploys drones to shoot down persons in places like Afghanistan when they are suspected of being terrorists. Amnesty International has revealed the mortifying fact that the majority of persons destroyed in this manner prove to be innocent civilians, U.S. military elites designate those targeted as guilty—by default.
Consider, too, the violence directed at women on a worldwide scale. Eve Ensler, currently known as V, estimates that a billion women have known or will know violence stemming directly from a man or group of men. Many U.S. colleges are under investigation for sex crimes these places of higher learning keep under-reported. Why protect the actions of sexual predators? The answer comes down to sustaining these institutions’ images, reputations, and claims of safety. Essentially, the rights of young women become secondary concerns… if considered at all. Perhaps most tragic is the state of many thousands of vulnerable children. As a direct result of disastrous U.S. trade policies, many cities in Central America have become the bastions of violent gangs. Refugees of these urban crises become the legions of brave youngsters who travel in caravans from Central America through rugged Mexican terrain. All this in the hope of entering the U.S. Many are sexually abused along the way and rarely received with warm, loving arms once they reach the U.S. border.
The spread of planned wars and the indifference to the ensuing suffering shown by empowered entities renders these world leaders living embodiments of Saturn. It’s as if a sadistic father god once again eagerly devours the lifeblood of the young.
The archetypes drawn from myth will always be with us. Recognizing those behaviors that stem from the least socially acceptable personae equips society to act pre-emptively. In this way, the worst of dark, yet predictable behaviors can be thwarted, contained, or curtailed. Unfortunately, many people cast Astrology off as mere superstition. Convinced that the modern world has laid the ancient personae to rest, they suffer from what might be termed a normalcy bias. It obscures their capacity to see what others are capable of. To illustrate the point: When a neighbor complained about the stench emanating from Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment and police were called, instead of arresting Dahmer the cops were talked out of their suspicions. Dahmer calmly explained that he had merely burned a pot roast. His deception worked. Few are prepared to see what actually is going on.
There is a dark side. Here on our polarity planet theologians argue that the shadow must express so that people can recognize The Light, its contrast. What’s disorienting is when darkness shows up in unexpected places or in trusted persons. That’s where Astrology can supply critical diagnostic tools. I wonder if FBI profilers are ready to tap into this stellar field to better plot the moves and motives of the next generation of would-be serial killers? Some of history’s most treasured human assets held natal charts full of difficult planetary interchanges. Advanced souls understand that each of us is a work in progress. In doing for others and acting on behalf of The Greater Good, conflicts etched into our birth chart blueprints can be transcended. Darkness casts a shadow that the astute astrologer can read. In fact, when stellar light pierces darkness it can neutralize its seductive grip. A society that honors those who can read the Astro-Logos gains access to this therapeutic tool. May the light of cosmic discovery serve as a preventative strategy… since prevention is worth pounds of cure.
Sioux Rose has written popular horoscopes for 3 decades. Her latest books include “Moon Dance: The Feminine Dimensions of Time“, “Every Woman’s Guide to Oracles” and “Dolphinity: The Twin Essence“, a mystical novel, can be found at Amazon. Or visit Sioux’s entire book library to view all authored books.